RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.
Summary
Requires an application for motor vehicle registration to include additional identifying information. Authorizes the counties to assess a fine against the legal or registered owner of a vehicle deemed abandoned. Requires the legal or registered owner to have up-to-date motor vehicle registration and motor vehicle insurance prior to repossession of the abandoned vehicle. Requires DOT to implement records database linking driver's license, motor vehicle registration, traffic citation divisions, and motor vehicle control. (HB1234 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 617), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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